Hin Leong Oil Tycoon OK Lim's Jail Term Reduced on Appeal
Singaporean oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin, founder of Hin Leong Trading, had his 17-and-a-half-year jail sentence for a US$111.7 million case reduced on appeal, though his conviction was upheld.
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Singapore court reduces oil tycoon OK Lim’s prison sentence to 13½ years on appeal
The founder of failed oil trading firm Hin Leong Trading, 84-year-old Lim Oon Kuin, had his jail term cut by four years after a partially successful appeal against his conviction and sentence in a criminal case. Singapore’s High Court on Wednesday rejected his appeal against conviction but allowed his appeal against his sentence of 17½ years. Justice Hoo Sheau Peng said this sentence, when considering his age and the fact he was unlikely to reoffend, was crushing, even with remission. She...
By CNA
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The High Court on Wednesday (Mar 4) rejected his appeal against conviction but allowed his appeal against his sentence of 17-and-a-half years.
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